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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

EARNINGS OF GOVERNMENT.

CLASS II.

1. FEES OF COURT OR OFFICE, PAYMENTS FOR SPECIFIC

PURPOSES, AND REIMBURSEMENTS IN AID :-

Ambulance Fees, Government Notifications 517 and 631 of 1909; and

Cremation Fees, Government Notification 31 of 1910,

Approved Estimate, 1914.

$

Estimate, 1915.

*

700 (1)

Analyses, Government Notifications 285 of 1907 and 360 of 1910, .

10,000

10,000

Bills of Health, Government Notification 645 of 1902,

8,500

8,500

Births and Deaths Registration, Ordinance 7 of 1896,

1,800

1,800

900

Cemetery Fees, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

800 (2)

Certificates to Chinese entering America, Ordinance 3 of 1898,

400

300 (3)

Chemists and Druggists Registration, Ordinance 12 of 1908,

50

25 (2

Chinese Cemetery Fees, Ordinance 1 of 1903,

2,600

3,000 (4)

Companies Registration, Ordinance 58 of 1911,

8,000

8,000

Contribution from Chinese Dispensaries, &c., for clerical assistance,

240

240

Contribution from Wei-hai-wei Government for clerical assistance,

440

450 (3)

Court Fees, Ordinance 3 of 1873,

38,000

38,000

Crown Leases, Ordinance 10 of 1884,.

3,000

3,000

Deeds Registration, Ordinance 1 of 1844,

36,000

37,100 (6,

Engagement and Discharge of Seamen, Ordinance 10 of 1899,.............

Engagement of Masters and Engineers of Steam-Launches, Ordinance

10 of 1899,

27,000

35,500 (7)

250

280 (6)

Examination of Masters, Mates and Engineers, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

2,900

· 3,100 (8)

22,500 (9.

Fees for use of Government Buoys,

Graves Certificates, New Territories, Ordinance 4 of 1910,.

Gunpowder Storage, Ordinance 10 of 1899,

130

15,000

140 (2)

10,000 (10

Householders Registration, Ordinance 3 of 1888,

500

20 (1)

Legal Costs, Ordinance 40 of 1911,

2,000

2,000

500

450 (12

Letters Patent, Ordinance 2 of 1892,....

Maintenance of Gap Rock Lighthouse,-Contribution from Chinese

Government,

750

730

(1) New item.

Carried forward,.

158,960

(8) More candidates expected.

(2) Based on revised estimate for 1914.

(3) Fewer certificates issued.

(4) More fees expected.

(5) Increment to clerk.

(6) More registration.

(7) More seamen shipped.

186,655

(9) C.O. Telegram of 6th October. 1914; estimated for 9

months only.

(10) Less explosives stored.

(11) Fewer certificates owing to change in method of

registration.

(12) Fewer applications for letters patent expected.